Troon To Inverness Virtual 177 Mile Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 285.01 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 90h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 3,148 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 3,144 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 588 m
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    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: South Ayrshire 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.548605° / W 4.684102°
  • ⚑
    End: N 57.479986° / W 4.223913°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 1 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 1.2 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Port Ranald Drive
  3. 3 : km 1.68 - alt. 3 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto North Shore Road
  4. 4 : km 1.78 - alt. 1 m - Turn slight left onto North Shore Road, B746
  5. 5 : km 4.15 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 4.17 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 4.31 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 4.39 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Westward Way
  9. 9 : km 4.52 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Lang Road
  10. 10 : km 4.57 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Lochgreen Avenue
  11. 11 : km 4.61 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Auchengate
  12. 12 : km 4.86 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Lochgreen Avenue
  13. 13 : km 5.28 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 5.9 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 6.42 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight left
  16. 16 : km 6.48 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Meadowhead Road
  17. 17 : km 7.98 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto B7080
  18. 18 : km 8.76 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Long Drive, B7080
  19. 19 : km 9.35 - alt. 11 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Long Drive, B7080
  20. 20 : km 9.61 - alt. 13 m - Keep right onto Long Drive, B7080
  21. 21 : km 9.68 - alt. 14 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Long Drive, B7080
  22. 22 : km 9.86 - alt. 15 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Long Drive, B7080
  23. 23 : km 10.22 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Long Drive, B7080
  24. 24 : km 11.08 - alt. 15 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Long Drive, B7080
  25. 25 : km 11.89 - alt. 19 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Stanecastle Road
  26. 26 : km 12.87 - alt. 26 m - Keep right onto Stotfield Road
  27. 27 : km 12.9 - alt. 26 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Lochilbo Road
  28. 28 : km 13.63 - alt. 24 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Lochlibo Road, A736
  29. 29 : km 27.95 - alt. 113 m - Turn left onto Beith Road, B777
  30. 30 : km 28.98 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 32.67 - alt. 209 m - Turn slight right onto Sergeant Law Road
  32. 32 : km 38.44 - alt. 121 m - Turn sharp right onto Gleniffer Road, B775
  33. 33 : km 40.25 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Moredun Road, B775
  34. 34 : km 41.54 - alt. 20 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 41.76 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Maxwellton Street, B775
  36. 36 : km 42.68 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Underwood Road, B775
  37. 37 : km 42.77 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Greenhill Road
  38. 38 : km 43.68 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 43.72 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Greenock Road, A726
  40. 40 : km 44.21 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Barnsford Road, A726
  41. 41 : km 46.9 - alt. 4 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A726
  42. 42 : km 48.12 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto A726
  43. 43 : km 48.17 - alt. 9 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Southbar Road, A726
  44. 44 : km 49.28 - alt. 24 m - Keep left onto Southbar Road, A726
  45. 45 : km 49.33 - alt. 26 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Old Greenock Road
  46. 46 : km 49.55 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Barrhill Road
  47. 47 : km 49.95 - alt. 25 m - Keep right onto Barhill Road
  48. 48 : km 50.1 - alt. 29 m - Keep right onto Barhill Road
  49. 49 : km 50.93 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 50.95 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 51.1 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 51.29 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 51.42 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Darroch Drive
  54. 54 : km 51.52 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 51.52 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 51.57 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 51.82 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 51.93 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto A726
  59. 59 : km 52.03 - alt. 21 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A726
  60. 60 : km 52.1 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 54.03 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 54.12 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 54.19 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left
  64. 64 : km 54.21 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight right
  65. 65 : km 54.23 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp right
  66. 66 : km 54.37 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Station Road, A878
  67. 67 : km 54.52 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Station Road, A878
  68. 68 : km 54.55 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Dumbarton Road, A814
  69. 69 : km 57.69 - alt. 11 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Dumbarton Road, A82
  70. 70 : km 60.77 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Greenhead Road
  71. 71 : km 60.78 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Stirling Road, A82
  72. 72 : km 62.06 - alt. 14 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  73. 73 : km 62.91 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Stirling Road, A813
  74. 74 : km 63.41 - alt. 14 m - Keep right onto A813
  75. 75 : km 63.45 - alt. 15 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A813
  76. 76 : km 63.49 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight right onto Stirling Road, A813
  77. 77 : km 64.42 - alt. 33 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Stirling Road, A813
  78. 78 : km 64.6 - alt. 36 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Stirling Road, A813
  79. 79 : km 66.63 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A813
  80. 80 : km 67.38 - alt. 12 m - Turn sharp left
  81. 81 : km 67.58 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right
  82. 82 : km 67.6 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left
  83. 83 : km 67.82 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right onto Heather Avenue
  84. 84 : km 68.51 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right
  85. 85 : km 80.82 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Tarbet - Luss
  86. 86 : km 93.32 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right onto Tarbet - Inversnaid
  87. 87 : km 98.68 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  88. 88 : km 98.76 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 109.15 - alt. 18 m - Keep right
  90. 90 : km 110.94 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto A82
  91. 91 : km 115.13 - alt. 161 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 115.75 - alt. 204 m - Turn slight right
  93. 93 : km 119.2 - alt. 168 m - Turn sharp left onto A82
  94. 94 : km 126.45 - alt. 237 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 127.57 - alt. 288 m - Keep left
  96. 96 : km 127.72 - alt. 296 m - Turn sharp left
  97. 97 : km 127.74 - alt. 300 m - Turn sharp right onto A82
  98. 98 : km 136.46 - alt. 162 m - Turn left
  99. 99 : km 136.51 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  100. 100 : km 136.54 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  101. 101 : km 136.69 - alt. 153 m - Turn left onto C63
  102. 102 : km 136.77 - alt. 152 m - Turn left
  103. 103 : km 140.36 - alt. 177 m - Turn left onto C63
  104. 104 : km 142.89 - alt. 214 m - Keep left
  105. 105 : km 149.78 - alt. 351 m - Keep left
  106. 106 : km 150.17 - alt. 359 m - Turn left onto Old Military Road
  107. 107 : km 151.86 - alt. 492 m - Keep right onto Old Military Road
  108. 108 : km 153.3 - alt. 340 m - Turn slight left
  109. 109 : km 153.79 - alt. 311 m - Turn slight right
  110. 110 : km 154.42 - alt. 290 m - Keep left
  111. 111 : km 154.47 - alt. 290 m - Keep left onto A82
  112. 112 : km 159.81 - alt. 288 m - Turn right
  113. 113 : km 159.82 - alt. 288 m - Turn left
  114. 114 : km 159.91 - alt. 289 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 165.69 - alt. 307 m - Turn left
  116. 116 : km 166.53 - alt. 177 m - Turn right
  117. 117 : km 168.68 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight right
  118. 118 : km 168.82 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  119. 119 : km 169.05 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  120. 120 : km 169.75 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp right
  121. 121 : km 171.94 - alt. 390 m - Turn slight right
  122. 122 : km 172.43 - alt. 380 m - Keep left
  123. 123 : km 176.57 - alt. 351 m - Keep left
  124. 124 : km 180.42 - alt. 340 m - Keep right
  125. 125 : km 180.48 - alt. 339 m - Turn left
  126. 126 : km 180.85 - alt. 345 m - Turn right
  127. 127 : km 186.88 - alt. 462 m - Turn slight left
  128. 128 : km 195.59 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Insh Road
  129. 129 : km 199.32 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto A82
  130. 130 : km 199.51 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight left onto A82
  131. 131 : km 220.32 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Invergarry Station Road
  132. 132 : km 222.56 - alt. 44 m - Keep right
  133. 133 : km 227.32 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto A82
  134. 134 : km 232.17 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Ardachy Road
  135. 135 : km 234.41 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto B862
  136. 136 : km 234.63 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  137. 137 : km 234.82 - alt. 63 m - Keep right onto General Wade's Military Road
  138. 138 : km 235.39 - alt. 142 m - Turn slight left onto B862
  139. 139 : km 248.09 - alt. 182 m - Turn left
  140. 140 : km 250.71 - alt. 154 m - Keep left
  141. 141 : km 253.2 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto B852
  142. 142 : km 280.71 - alt. 20 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Dores Road, B862
  143. 143 : km 283.94 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto View Place
  144. 144 : km 284.06 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  145. 145 : km 284.07 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  146. 146 : km 284.14 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight right
  147. 147 : km 284.17 - alt. 20 m - Keep right onto Castle Steps, U5237
  148. 148 : km 284.29 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  149. 149 : km 284.29 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  150. 150 : km 284.47 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  151. 151 : km 284.53 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Academy Street Market Hall
  152. 152 : km 284.55 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Queensgate Market Hall
  153. 153 : km 284.59 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Queensgate
  154. 154 : km 284.63 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left onto Academy Street, B865
  155. 155 : km 284.64 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Strothers Lane
  156. 156 : km 284.85 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
  157. E : km 285.01 - alt. 8 m

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